Football transfer smashes pay policy
- Title
- Football transfer smashes pay policy
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 2 Jan 1978
- Year of production
- 1978
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- Duration
- 00:03:37
- Description
- Dennis Skinner, Labour politician and member of the National Executive Committee is disgusted with the smashing of the 10% pay policy rule with the transfer of footballer Joe Jordan from Leeds United to Manchester United. Skinner compares the rule to that applied to the firemen, who are living near to or in poverty. He claims the TUC should be ashamed for not supporting the cause of the firemen in the pay disputes. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Dennis Skinner
- Keywords
- Sport; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Wage policy; Labour relations; Association football; Football players; Manchester United Football Club; Leeds United Football Club; Fire service; Joe Jordan
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